Celestron NexStar 127 SLT

A small telescope that packs a punch, this Maksutov-Cassegrain is an ideal companion for observations of the Solar System

ESCAPE TO TITAN

When the Sun scorches Earth, a tiny moon in orbit around the ringed giant Saturn is our next home

Betelgeuse's bizarre dimming caused by eruption

In the autumn of 2019, red giant Betelgeuse began dimming significantly, losing about two-thirds of its brightness by February.

SpaceX's Next Astronaut Launch For NASA Pushed To October

SpaceX’s next astronaut mission faces another delay.

Do Earth-Like Planets Orbit Our Galaxy's Black Hole?

‘Blanets’ could form from the ice-covered dust particles that circle these cosmic colossi

2021 The Year Britain Launches To The Moon

Before humankind returns to the lunar surface, UK-built robotic spiders will be skulking across it. All About Space speaks to Pavlo Tanasyuk, the CEO of Spacebit, on spearheading an initiative to explore ancient lunar lava tubes

“So many people knew their parents had gone through the Holocaust and grew up with this shadow of trauma”

Barrister and TV presenter ROBERT RINDER tells us about his two-part documentary dealing with the legacy of the Holocaust and its impact on his family – and why it’s vital to talk about the trauma

ROMAN - Murder most foul

MICHAEL SCOTT considers a grisly new title that contains a blood-soaked collection of Roman murder tales

Paraguay's child-soldiers fought with wooden sticks, painted as muskets

Outside of South America – where it remains an open wound – the War of the Triple Alliance is largely forgotten. It lasted from 1864 to 1870 and pitted

ANNE BOLEYN'S FINAL BATTLE

Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, famously lost her head at her husband’s behest. Tracy Borman, the presenter of a new TV series on Anne’s fall from grace, delves into the queen's dramatic final days

Churchill ‘considered nuclear attack' on the USSR

The statesman was prepared to deploy extreme measures against the forces of communism, new research reveals.

A life lived to the full

DIANE ATKINSON salutes an impressive new biography charting the action-packed life of Sylvia Pankhurst, from suffragette hunger strikes to secret missions to revolutionary Russia

Spanish Civil War - Fighters Against Fascism

Alejandro Quiroga recommends a book that tells the stories of international soldiers who signed up to fight in the Spanish Civil War, and questions what motivated them

Life After Death

Laurence Rees recommends a moving and often surprising examination of the difficulties faced by children rebuilding their lives after surviving the Holocaust

We Should Keep Rewriting History: Our ‘Island Story' Is Not Set In Stone

I had made up my mind not to talk about the ‘Life in the UK’ British history test. Earlier this summer, 181 historians and authors had their say about its factual inaccuracies; about the lack of social history; the omission of black history; the downplaying of Britain’s role in the slave trade. But this, in a real sense, represents the ‘official’ narrative of our history. When the prime minister said, in response to the fall of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol, “we cannot pretend to have a different history”, we have to assume that this is what he means.

Fighting For An Equal Education

Founder of Cambridge University’s first women’s college, suffragist Emily Davies was born in Southampton

Sky-Watcher Explorer130PS AZ PRONTO

Perfect for astronomers on the go, this excellent Newtonian has been built with the beginner in mind

Deep sky challenge - Sizzling summer's clusters and nebulae

Glittering star clusters, a dead star’s corpse and a beautiful double star can all be seen this month

SHOOTING FOR THE MOON - HOW NASA TRAINED ITS APOLLO ASTRONAUTS

From battling river rapids and weathering sandstorms to scaling walls and flying spacecraft propelled at eyewatering speeds, preparing to be the first on the lunar surface wasn’t for the faint-hearted

THE CRASH THAT MADE OUR MOON

Understanding how our lunar companion was formed might just explain how we came to be here

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE CONTACT ALIEN LIFE?

Preparing the world for the biggest discovery in the history of humanity

PARKER SOLAR PROBE: TWO YEARS ON - “THIS COMING DECADE WILL BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF SOLAR AND HELIOPHYSICS RESEARCH”

All About Space catches up with the project scientist for NASA’s incredible Parker Solar Probe mission, Dr Nour Raouafi – a spacecraft continuously breaking records and surpassing all expectations as it orbits the Sun

HOW BIG IS ANTARES?

Using the best radio telescopes in the world, this local red supergiant star has recently been mapped in extraordinary detail

INTERSTELLAR RAMJET

Travelling between stars takes a lot of energy, but we might be able to pick some up on our way through space

Is This The End Of Space And Time?

To better understand the universe we may need to kill off Einstein’s long-standing theory

'Partial Supernova' Blasts White Dwarf Star Across The Milky Way

A strange white dwarf star hurtling through the Milky Way may be the survivor of a ‘partial supernova’, a new study finds.

WHEN SPACE IS THROWN UPWARDS ANTIGRAVITY

It’s the force that throws objects up, and if found it could be the holy grail for space travel among the stars

Moon tour: The Perseid last quarter Moon

Our natural satellite will interfere with this month’s meteor shower, but it’s worth looking at in its own right

THE HUNT FOR WHITE HOLES

The search for these eruptions in space-time has begun. Will they leave the pages of science fiction and enter reality?

Newborn star's X-rays shine light on Solar System's early days

In a new study, astronomers report the first detection of X-rays from a Sun-like star in the earliest phase of its evolution. This discovery may help scientists explore the earliest days of our Solar System and rewrite cosmic history.